History
John Baize and Chris Clapham co-founded Act Global in 2004 to be a socially and environmentally responsible turf manufacturer. Since its inception, Act Global has spread worldwide with multiple manufacturing centers across the globe. Baize has served on the industry Synthetic Turf Council board of directors for nine years including as Chair. Baize also is the initial Chair of the global Synthetic Turf Council International.
In 2009, FIFA certified Act Global as a "preferred producer" for football turf.
In 2015, the company moved to its current U.S. production facility in Georgia.
In 2016, Act Global acquired the UBU and Turfscape brands.
In 2018, Act Global won the inaugural Synthetic Turf Council Philanthropy Award to recognize its charitable contributions and social outreach to communities. The company repeated this distinction in 2020 when it was again issued the STC Philanthropy Award.
In 2020 and 2021, Act Global won the Synthetic Turf Council Sustainability Award to recognize the STC member organization that consistently, and through innovation, utilizes sustainable materials and processes.
Beginning with the 2015 tournament in Amsterdam, Act Global has supplied synthetic turf pitches to the Homeless World Cup, and it continued to do so at later editions, including Oslo and Seoul in 2024. In 2016 the tournament was held in Glasgow, and the company was again the official turf sponsor.
In March 2024, the company marked its 20th anniversary, stating that it had completed installations in more than 90 countries.
In November 2025, the liquidation firm Tiger Group announced an online auction of machinery, vehicles and inventory from the 210,000-square-foot Calhoun, Georgia plant of ACT Global Americas, Inc. The sale was described as a plant-closing sale conducted as an assignment for the benefit of creditors.
